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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rally

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures rallied on Tuesday. Most-active April live cattle gained 2.900 cents to close at 238.975 cents a pound. February live cattle settled at 237.250 cents a pound, up 2.000 cents. Most-traded March feeder cattle gained 5.950 cents to settle at 362.125 cents per pound. April feeders closed at 360.600 […] Read more







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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise, hogs fall on WASDE

Chicago cattle futures rose while hogs slipped back as the USDA raised its forecast for 2026 pork and beef production. Most-traded February live cattle futures gained 1.525 cents to close at 235.250 cents per pound. April contracts settled at 236.075 cents a pound, up 1.400 cents. Most-active March feeder cattle closed at 356.175 cents a […] Read more

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January WASDE report very bearish

Nearby corn futures were down US$0.23 per bushel, soybean values fell $0.15 and wheat was down a nickel following the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report

SASKATOON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s January WASDE report is often seen as a market mover, and the latest one did not disappoint. “It was a very surprising report, and unfortunately, not surprising in the direction we would have liked,” said DTN lead analyst Rhett Montgomery. About an hour after the report was released, […] Read more




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U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise on active Chinese buying

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures edged higher on Friday on increased Chinese demand for American supplies. Wheat and corn futures finished nearly unchanged as traders adjusted positions in agricultural markets ahead of the release of much-anticipated U.S. Department of Agriculture crop data on Monday. China’s Sinograin bought at least 10 cargoes of U.S. […] Read more